Political Economics (PhD + AMC)

[ Course | Lecture Notes | Core References]

• Course

The course is part of the PhD programme of the Munich Graduate School of Economics. It is also open to students of the Master programme (Advanced Master Class).

Lecturer	Doina Radulescu	Silke Übelmesser
Phone	2180 5021	2180 5020
Office hour	Whenever you want! Please give me a call in advance.	You are free to contact me at any time.
Time and Location	Wednesday, 12:15 - 13:45  - A016 HGB (EG)    Thursday,      08.30 -10.00  - DZ 003 HGB (1.ZG)
Start	Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Presentations	Thursday, 9 July 2009, 9:00- early afternoon - 406 (Schackstr. 4)
Exam	Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 12:00-14:00 - A016 HGB (EG)

Course description

This course is divided into two sections. The first section aims at giving some basic tools of political economics. In doing this, we deal with one-dimensional and multi-dimensional voting and voter turnout. We then discuss agency models and general and special interest politics. The graduate textbook Persson and Tabellini (2000) will be the core reference for the first part.

The second part is designed to provide the students with an insight into different topics on the research frontier.

Examination

To pass this course, students are required to present a paper (35% of the overall grade) and to write an exam (65% of the overall grade).

Please find here details about the presentations + the timetable.

Exams: 2003 [pdf], 2004 [pdf]; 2005 [pdf], 2006 [pdf], 2007 [pdf], 2008 [pdf]

 

Please note the following changes to the normal class schedule:

Wednesday, 8 July	No class
Thursday, 9 July	Presentations: 9.00-12.30 (Room 406, Schackstr. 4, IV)
Monday, 13 July	Class: 10.15-11.45  (CES Seminar Room, Schackstr. 4, II)
Wednesday, 15 July	No class
Thursday, 16 July	Class:   8.30-10.00  (DZ 003 HGB) - as usual
Wednesday, 22 July	Exam:  12.15-13.45 (A016 HGB) - as usual

• Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes:  

                        1) Introduction                        

                        2) Preferences and Voting (slides, exercises)

                                2.1) One-dimensional voting

                                2.2) Multi-dimensional voting

                        3) Electoral competition (slides, excercises)

                        4) Voter turnout (slides,exercises)

                        5) Agency models (slides, exercises)

                        6) General interest politics (slides, exercises + extra exercises)

                        7) Special interest politics

• Core References

  Persson, T. and G. Tabellini  (2000), “Political Economics – Explaining Economic Policy,’’ MIT Press.